Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-05-24
PRODUCE.
Wheeling.


weather. Good poultry is scarce with
prices the same The demand for apples
has improved, with very few in the mar
kct.
The demand for green stuff has become
better and sales will be larger rs prices
settle lower. Good stock is sold
up pretty close TO the supply, hut
ordinary stun hangs on and is slow selling.
The prices quoted below are wholesale tig-
urcs and all green stuff Is home raised,
except cucumbers, cabbage anu new
potatOes. The quotations are changed
Oh Tuesdays and Fridays. but the market
is liable TO fluctuations between those
days.
Butter-Demand fair; country choice
BE; good country 9allc; common 5a6ci
supply heavy.
Beans New handpicked navy 81 3Oal 10
per hushel; demand good; supply light.
Dried Fruit-New evapOrated pared
epaches 30a35c; impaired do l5al7c; rasp-
berries 2Oa22c; blackberries 9alOc;new sun
dried apples uuartered, 2}a3c, sliced 4l5c;
peaches, new halves, 64a7c; do quarters B
aGc;dU pared l5alSc;pitted cherries l2al3c;
new evaporated apples lOal2C. Market on
dried fruit nominal; demand moderate.
Cheese-Sales in u jobbing way of prime
mild Ohio factory at SIC; New York LA
l5c; Sweitzer 12al3c; Limberger 9alOc.
Eggs-Strictly fresh stock 1T lOalo4c
per doz. supply light and demand good.
Feathers Choice, 5Oa55c, In original
packages; 4a5c more in small lots.
Honey-Choice white clover, l3al4ci
choice buckwheat, 12al4c.
PotatOes-l5 to soc per bushel; demand
fair; supply light; new Florida So % to
& 80 per barrel; Louisianas 81 80; demand
good; supply light.
Poultry-Live chickens, old 81 25a3 90
per dozen; dressed chickens 10 to l2c per
pound; turkeys, live 7aSc, dressed 9allc
per pound; ducks, live So 00a3 80 per
dOs.; dressed, 10al2c; dressed geese, case
per pound; demand good, supply fair.
Rags-Steady at Hal! &c for white mixed
cotton; 1a!4c for all wool and ltal4c for
mixed.
Sceds--Clover, per bushel, 81 5Oa5 90;
timothy, per bushel, s. lOa2 II. Extra
clean blue grass, soc; orchard grass, 81 90;
red top, GOcpc bushcl. Market quiet.
Lard-COuntry prime, 63a7c; demand
fair
Apples--Green, per bbl. choice new,
s. T5a3 80; demand good; supply light.
demand; supply good.
Spinach 81 Pal 5Oper barrel demand
| fair.
Green Onions-2Oa25c per dozen punches;
demand fair; supply fair.
RadiShcS-35c per dozen punches; de
mand good; supply light.
Rhubarb 20 per dozen lunches; de-
mand fair; supply good.
Lettuce 9Oca$l per bushel Of l0pOunds;
supply good; demand fair.
New Florida Cahhage-$3 81 per barrel
for long crates; 81 -, short crates; de
maud fair; supply good.
Cucumbers-15c per dozen.
New York.
| NEW YORK, Nav -Flcur-Receipts
~, l25 packages, exports 99S barrels and
,3S5 sacks; market fairly active and
prices unchanged; sales III, 500 packages.
Wheat Receipts i22 ESQ bushels; exports
2a5, $40 bushels; options opened steady,
later declined lasC, subsequently advanced
saSC, closing firm; sales IN, i66, 900 bush
els future and 63s, 600 bushels spot; No.
Milwaukee Ole; mgraded red 9iia9Sc;
No : red 95lc; No. rcd 9SlC; No.
white 97c; No. . red May 96a961c, closing
Mt 96Sc: June 96!a96Sc, closing mt 96+c;
July 9GSa97c, closing mt 97c; August 9lia
9i5c, closing at 9lsc; December 96!a
96 I5-l6c, closing at YG,c; May 81 0l "a
lOl :, closing at 81 OIL. COrn-SpOl laiC
and options Il shade lower, closing firm;
receipts 1850 bushels; exports IL, Ia
bushels; sales $50, 900 bushels future and
10000 bushels spot; ungraded 47a49c:
No. , i6c; No. > May 47lai7Sc, closing at
4SSc; Jnne, i1,atSlc, closing at Isle;
July 4s;ai9 l-l6c, closing at 49c; August
SOC; September Ole. Uats-Shade stronger
receipts 10000 bushels; sales $50, ON
bushels futures and IS, 900 bushels
spot; exports none; mixed western 34a36c
white do 3SI42c. Stocks of grain in store
Map Fist: Wheat 2,165,56l bushels
corn 1888, go bushels; oats ~, 90S bush,
els; barley 6, $50 bushels; rye IL, O26 bush
els; peas |, los bushels; malt DOG, loo bush
els. Hay-Quiet and unchanged. Hops
Quiet and steady. Coflee-Spot fair
Rio strong; options higher and active
sales 16S,OO bags; May 1s35a1S. i5c
June lS40alS.55c; July 1s.S5al9. OOc;
August IL 95al9. lOc; September 1900
10 35c; October 10. 30al9 35c; November
~. 45al9 CSC; December 10. 55al9 Csc; Jan.
nary 19.50al9 roc; April 10. 7Oa19. 75c.
Sugar-Strong and more active; fair rein,
ing quoted at 4lc; molaSses sugar 4ga4sc
centrifugal 3'l6c for 90 test; refined firm
and active; c 4la4Sc; extra c 42a4!c; of
A 5sa5 3l6; mould A 5 l3-1Ga5Ic; stand.
4 7-l6; cOnfectioners' A 5}c: powdered
6a6!c; granulated 4ic. enthusiastically
90 test 2Oc Rice-In fair demaud aud
firm. Petroleum - Steady; 51 test
United closed at 62lc. Tallow-Steady
at l3.l6a3sc. ROsin-Dull. Turpen-
tine-Stronger at SHE. Eggs-Market
firm, fair inquiry; receipts 6,9O3 packages;
western 13al3lc. Pork-Dull and NOM
inal. Cut Meats-Firm; picked shOul.
ders 8$a8sc. Lard-Higher, but quiet;
western steam spot Sc g7l: June SIS 81;
July s. O6a7 Os; August 81 14a7 10; Sep,
TENDER s. 1Sa7 "a; October 81 %; city
steam Sc 20. Butter-Quiet and weak.
Cheese-Steady and quiet.
/ Chicago.
CHICAGO, May 23.-The opening mar
kets were unusually active and in decided
contrast to the dullness which prevailed on
Saturday. Wheat was strong and higher